Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 33)
Pastoral land rights, livelihoods & climate change
The International Land Coalition (ILC) and the World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) brought together inputs from participants in a web-based forum on pastoral land rights and a web-based forum organised by WISP on pastoralism and climate change adaptation, and enriched these insights further on the basis of documentation from several projects. This was published […]
Water development in the drylands of the Horn
Reckless water development is one of the main constraints to resilience in the drylands of the Horn of Africa. The 11-page document Water development in the drylands in the Horn of Africa (2011) issued by FAO and REGLAP (Regional Learning & Advocacy Programme for Vulnerable Dryland Communities) outlines important basic principles in financing and developing […]
Tanzania Livestock Modernization Initiative
Half of all households in Tanzania keep livestock. The Tanzania Livestock Modernization Initiative is aimed at improving the livelihoods of traditional and small-scale livestock farmers and increasing the contribution of livestock to the national economy. The 40-page report prepared by the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development with the support of the International Livestock Research […]
Cross-border mobility of Kenyan & Tanzanian Maasai
Using a recent incident of closing borders to movement of Maasai pastoralists between Kenya and Tanzania, Fiona Flintan reflects on how changes in land use and pressure on land are leading to changes in the traditional practices of reciprocal resource sharing between different groups of livestock-keepers, also across borders. This restriction in mobility of the […]
Conservation and land grabbing in African & Asian rangelands
In March 2013, people from conservation NGOs, development organisations and human rights groups met to explore interactions between conservation, large-scale land acquisition and community land rights. The meeting was organised by the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED)’s Poverty and Conservation Learning Group, the International Land Coalition (ILC), the Zoological Society of London and […]